At the very moment the Dou Saint appeared, Xiao Yan sensed a powerful force of space gathering around him. Then the ground beneath his feet vanished, and the space around his body twisted. Endless grayness and nothingness surrounded him.
At the same time, a storage ring appeared out of thin air before Xiao Yan, and Yan Di's voice echoed in his mind.
"I won't let you help for nothing. Consider the things inside the storage ring your reward. As for your friend, there's nothing more I can do..."
A wave of dizziness struck him, and Xiao Yan found the scene before him suddenly changing. The spatial passage seemed to vanish completely from sight as they fled into boundless darkness. They streaked through immeasurable void like beams of light, and where they would eventually end up was no longer something Xiao Yan and the others could control.
At the same moment Xiao Yan vanished, Huo Zhi, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian also disappeared from where they stood. Seeing Huo Zhi vanish alongside Xiao Yan into the spatial passage, Yan Di's eyes were filled with relief.
Memories surged into Yan Di's heart along with Huo Zhi's disappearance.
"Are you here to protect me? What's your name...?"
"Uncle Di, is inheriting the clan's Heavenly Flame difficult? Mom and Dad both told me it was an honor, but I'm so scared."
"Uncle Di, I succeeded! Am I impressive? From now on, you should call me the mighty master of the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame!"
"Uncle Di, what cultivation technique should I choose? Can I choose the same one as you?"
"Uncle Di, I snuck out again. The Grand Elder is so fierce. I can only rest for one hour a day, or Mom and Dad will be punished too. Luckily, Uncle Di doesn't